Friday, October 6, 2017

Freedom - My Cobblestone Quilt

I had a great time using this beautiful FQ bundle of Moda Sweetwater Freedom for my quilt supplied to me by Fat Quarter Shop.

I wanted to make the quilt sized for a baby quilt so I downsized the pattern by adjusting the size of the blocks. This is very easy to do and worked very well with this pattern.

To downsize, start with the finished dimensions of the block and cut those in half. For example, if the pattern tells you to cut a rectangle 5 1/2 '' by 10 1/2 '', this means your finished dimensions (minus the seams) would be 5 x 10''. Cut this in half to be 2 1/2 x 5'' and then re-add back in the seam allowance and cut your block to be 3 x 5 1/2 ''.

Make sense?

I personalized my quilt with the work 'freedom' - how fun it would be to personalize with the name of the new baby. The word was paper pieced using my Chunky Alphabet pattern.

I also choose to face my quilt instead of binding it. I just LOVE the way it looks. (See my prior post on facing which includes links to the tutorials I used.)

To quilt, I did fun star design that included a few loops along the way.

My finished quilt measures roughly 30 by 40''.

For more information on the Cobblestone quilt pattern and to see what other bloggers have made, visit Fat Quarter Shop's blog The Jolly Jabber.

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